Milk-pail support.



M. H. LIEN.

MLK PAIL SUPPORT.

APPUCATION FILED uNE 3. 1915.

1,165,188. Patented Dec.21, 1915.

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MILK-PAIL SUPPOET.

Application filed June S, 1915.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MARCUS H. LIEN, a citizen of the United States, residing at .Kennehec, in the county of Lyman and State of South Dakota, have invented a 'new and useful Milk-Pai] Support, and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to an improved milk pail support, and an Object of the invention is to provide a support of this design constructed of a single piece of sheet metal, hent to detachably engage the peripheral head of the pail, adjacent the bail ear of the pail, and curves to engage the leg slightly above the knee, to support the pail while milking, it being understood there are to be two of such supports, one upon each side of the pail.

In practical fields the details of construction may necessitate alterations, falling within the scope of what is claimed.

The invention comprises further features and combination of parts, as hereinafter set forth, shown in the drawings and claimed.

In the drawings: Figure 1 is a view in side elevation of a milk pail, illustrating two supports as applied to two diainetrically opposite sides of the pail. Fig. 2 is an enlarged detail perspective view of one of the supports, illustrating the manner of its connection to the annular head of the pail. Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional View on line 3-3 of Fig. 2. Fig. 4: is an enlarged detail perspective view of the support detached. Fig. 5 is a seotional view on line 5-5 of F ig. 2, showing the bail handle detached.

Referring more especially to the drawings, l designates the milk pail, to be any suitable or convenient shape, and provided with an annular head 2 at its upper edge. Each support is constructed from a single piece of sheet metal, and comprises a plate 3, which is somewhat hroad and has a curved tapering end 4., The other end (which is broad) has a pair of tongues 5, which are curved downwardly partially, and under the head 2 and hent upon thenselves as at 6, and formed into rolls 7, portions of which Specificaton of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 21, 1915.

Serial No. 32,903.

co-nform at 8, to the downward and under curvature of the tongues. The rolls 7, as shown, engage the head 2 of the pail, and the tongues, beyond the rolls as shown at 9 extend downwardly and engage on the inner periphery of the pail, and being that there are two supports of Similar construction, a milk pail may be firmly supported between the legs just beyond the knees while milking. The adjacent edges of the portions (which extend down and under the outer portion of the bead 2) of the tongues 5 are provided with lugs 10 extending toward each other, between which lugs and the edge 11 of the support the bail ear 12 passes. It is to be observed that the weight of the pail and the contents therein tends to cause the support to bend upwardly and toward the ear 12. But this action is very materially prevented owing to the edge 11 engaging the ear 12, which also prevents the downwardly and under extending parts of the tongues 5, from disengaging the head of the pail. If the hent portion 6 does not engage the outer periphery of the pail adjacent the under part of the head, but which will occur in some instances, the lugs 10 will prevent downward novement of the supports, and will also insure firmness or rigidity. In applying each of the supports, the same is passed downwardly so that the ear 12 will pass between said lugs 10 and the edge 11, and the parts 9 are sprung so as to admit of the head 2 into the rolls 7. A milk pail equipped, with supports of this construction is ready for use, the supports acting to hold the pail, without the same being clenched between the legs.

The invention having been set forth, what is clained as new and useful is:-

A milk pail support comprising an elongated sheet metal plate curved to conform to the curvature of the leg, said plate having a pair of tongues spaced apart from eacn other and extending from one end thereof, said tongues for a portion of their length heing hent down and under the head of a milk pail, and hent upon themselves, and 'then formed into rolls and having their eXtremities beyond the rolls engaging upon the inner periphery of the pail, the head engaging said rolls, portions of which conform to the downward and under curved portion of said In testimony whereof ,I have signed my' tongues, the space between the tongues adname to this specificaton in the presence of 10 jacent the end edge Jhaving the tongue re-- two subscribing witnesses. ceiving the bail ear o the pal the adjacent 5 edges of the rolls of said tongfe having lugs v MARCUS LIEN' extending toward each other, between which VVtnesses.

lugs and the end edge of the plate having ALBERT WILLAMSON, the tongues said bail ear engages. CHESTER ROSENCRANCE.

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